Chocolate candies
Favorite Day Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
12 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 4
Favorite Day Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups scores 4 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Lactose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better chocolate candy
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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Lily's · 3.2 oz (91 g) Less sugar · No added sugars Score 59 out of 100 , 55 points higher -
Super Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Justin's · 42 oz Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 44 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Unreal · 10.05 oz/285 g Not ultra-processed · No seed oils Score 42 out of 100 , 38 points higher -
Dark chocolate peanut butter creamy Pintola · 350 g Less sugar · No seed oils Score 66 out of 100 , 62 points higher -
Twin Pack Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Lily's · 1.25 oz Less sugar · No seed oils Score 51 out of 100 , 47 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Lactose minus 20 points
- Chocolate (sweetened, ingredient) minus 7.5 points
- Soy lecithin minus 1.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 1 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 44 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 20 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 520 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 96.5 = 3.5 → 4
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 520 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 36 g |
| Saturated fat | 20 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 52 g |
| Sugars | 44 g |
| Added sugars | 44 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 2 pieces (25 g)
Ingredients
- semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate processed with alkali, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract) (moderate concern)
- peanut butter (peanuts)
- sugar (high concern)
- vegetable oil (palm kernel oil, palm oil)
- lactose (high concern)
- salt
- soy lecithin (emulsifier)
Label text, as published
semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate processed with alkali, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), peanut butter (peanuts), sugar, vegetable oil (palm kernel oil, palm oil), lactose, contains less than 2% of salt, soy lecithin (emulsifier).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Peanuts, Soy
- Not vegan
- Gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Favorite Day
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu